{"id":4307,"date":"2013-02-06T01:49:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T06:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/thickculture\/?p=4307"},"modified":"2013-02-06T01:49:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-06T06:49:00","slug":"thoughts-on-self-quantification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/thickculture\/2013\/02\/06\/thoughts-on-self-quantification\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts on Self Quantification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/node\/21548493\">Economist article<\/a>\u00a0from May of last year entitled <em>Counting Every Moment\u00a0<\/em>invites us into the world of self-quantification. \u00a0The practice of &#8220;self-tracking&#8221; our daily activities using technology. \u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Let me start by saying &#8220;I&#8217;m a \u00a0big fan.&#8221; \u00a0I have a strange compulsion to self quantify. \u00a0Maybe it has something to do with the sense of control one gets from believing they can change through logic and reason. \u00a0Those extra five pounds can come off if one meticulously tracks every bite.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a sucker for new apps or websites that help you keep track of yourself. \u00a0My Evernote account has notes for daily writing, meals, and Crossfit sessions. \u00a0While my self quantification benefits me, particularly when I&#8217;ve gotten off track in some key area of life. \u00a0But at what point do we get so caught up in the quantifying that we ignore the underlying dynamics that impact behavior. \u00a0We can&#8217;t quantify impulses. \u00a0I myself can get frustrated at my inability to meet goals, particularly when I&#8217;ve &#8220;quantified&#8221; myself. \u00a0How much does our obsessive quantification lead us to disappointment when rationality proves inadequate to conquer or more complex and mysterious demons.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An\u00a0Economist article\u00a0from May of last year entitled Counting Every Moment\u00a0invites us into the world of self-quantification. \u00a0The practice of &#8220;self-tracking&#8221; our daily activities using technology. \u00a0Let me start by saying &#8220;I&#8217;m a \u00a0big fan.&#8221; \u00a0I have a strange compulsion to self quantify. \u00a0Maybe it has something to do with the sense of control one gets [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":129,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/thickculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/thickculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/thickculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/thickculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/129"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/thickculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4307"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/thickculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4308,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/thickculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4307\/revisions\/4308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/thickculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/thickculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/thickculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}